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English
Etymology
From Middle English clethen, from Old English clǣþan (“to clothe”), from Proto-West Germanic *klaiþijan (“to clothe”), from Proto-Germanic *klaiþijaną (“to clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick to, adhere”). Cognate with Scots cleed, cleid (“to clothe”). Doublet of cloth, clothe, and clad.
Verb
clead (third-person singular simple present cleads, present participle cleading, simple past and past participle cleaded)
- (transtive, Northen England, Scotland) To clothe.
Derived terms
Noun
clead (uncountable)
- (Northen England, Scotland) Clothing, attire.